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Stripe, Visa, Mastercard Close to New Stablecoin Platform | CoinDesk Daily Jun 03, 2026

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Payment giants in stablecoin?

Stripe, Visa and Mastercard are close to launching a new stablecoin platform, with Coinbase considering joining. The total stablecoin market sits around $320 billion, dominated by Tether's USDT at $187 billion. CoinDesk's Uyen Truong hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

This episode was hosted by Uyen Truong. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

Western Union, Visa, PayPal, Meta: Why Major Payments Giants Are Racing to Solana Jun 02, 2026

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Is big money choosing Solana?

Kyle Samani, co-founder of Forward, breaks down his latest deal on the main stage at Solana, a minority stake in Henri, a reinsurance RWA yielding 12-13%, funded by a Galaxy debt facility at 3.5%. He makes the case for why Solana has quietly become the dominant chain for institutional payments, tokenized equities, and real world assets. From Western Union and Visa to Meta and PayPal, the biggest names in finance are all building on the same rails. Plus, why he thinks most altcoins are bleeding out, Ethereum L2s are in trouble, and why this bear market might be the best investing opportunity in crypto right now.

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00:00 - Kyle Samani at Consensus Miami 2026

02:08 - Bear Markets Are Where Winners Are Born

03:30 - Why Solana Is Winning Payments and RWAs

06:00 - DTCC's Tokenized Equities Pilot and SEC's Project Crypto

08:48 - Building a Market Maker With Claude Code

10:00 - Agentic Payments and the x402 Protocol

13:46 - Why Institutions Pick Public Chains Over Walled Gardens

15:43 - Why Solana: Gas, On-Ramps, Neutrality

17:21 - Are Ethereum L2s in Trouble?

Tom Lee Says Strategy's Bitcoin Sale Is Classic 'Bottom Behavior' | CoinDesk Daily Jun 02, 2026

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Tom Lee says Strategy's BTC sale is "bottom behavior."

Bitmine's Tom Lee told CoinDesk that the record 11-day bitcoin ETF outflow streak and Strategy's first BTC sale since 2022 are just typical signs of a market bottom. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

Gary Vaynerchuk on AI, Entrepreneurship and Why Blockchain Is Still Relevant Jun 02, 2026

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Diving deeper on AI with Gary Vaynerchuk.

Gary Vaynerchuk, Chairman of VaynerX and CEO and Creator of VeeFriends, joins Gen C to discuss why we are living through the most consequential technological moment since electricity. Sam and Gary dig into his long-held conviction that NFTs are a generational collectible, not a fad, his bold thesis that the rise of AI will trigger a massive IRL comeback, and why agentic commerce will make brands more important, not less. Links mentioned from the podcast: Gary’s Twitter: https://x.com/garyvee Vayner Website: https://vaynerx.com/ VeeFriends Website: https://veefriends.com/

"Gen C" features host Sam Ewen. Executive produced by Uyen Truong.

Blockspace: Anthropic's IPO, IREN’s $3.65B GPU Financing, Strategy Sells BTC, DMG’s 50 MW AI Data Center Jun 02, 2026

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Anthropic has filed for an IPO and Strategy finally sold bitcoin for the first time since 2022.

Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Anthropic has filed for an IPO as the public markets race for frontier AI companies heats up. Plus, Strategy just sold bitcoin for the first time since 2022, and Lygos’ Francis Corvino joins to give his take on whether Strategy is losing favor as Strive makes inroads with BTC treasury investors. We also welcome DMG’s Sheldon Bennett and Steve Eliscu to discuss DMG’s flagship, 50 MW AI data center in BC, Canada. And to finish the show, we touch on IREN’s new $3.65B GPU finance deal and a new executive order in Utah to regulate the roll out of AI data centers in the state.

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Strategy Sells Bitcoin for the First Time in 4 Years | CoinDesk Daily Jun 01, 2026

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Strategy sells Bitcoin for the first time since 2022.

Strategy sold 32 bitcoin between May 26 and May 31 at an average price of $77,135. Proceeds will fund distributions on its preferred stock. The news pushed bitcoin under $72,000. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

This episode was hosted by Sam Ewen. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

$3 Billion Leaves Bitcoin ETFs. Why Wall Street Isn't Panicking Jun 01, 2026

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On this episode of CoinDesk’s Public Keys at the New York Stock Exchange, Jennifer Sanasie is joined by CoinDesk Indices President Dave LaValle to unpack a $2.97 billion outflow streak from Bitcoin ETFs and what it really means for institutional adoption.
Bloomberg Intelligence Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas joins the show to explain why the recent outflows may be more noise than signal, share his bullish outlook on the fast-rising HYPE ETFs, and discuss how firms like Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and BlackRock are expanding access to Bitcoin through new investment products.

In this week’s 10X segment, LaValle breaks down the fundamentals of margin trading, explaining what separates professional traders from retail investors when it comes to managing leverage, risk, and conviction.

Plus, Stellar Development Foundation CEO and Executive Director Denelle Dixon discusses DTCC’s decision to select Stellar as the first public blockchain connected to its upcoming tokenized securities settlement platform, and what it means for the future of tokenization and institutional blockchain adoption.

This episode of Public Keys is brought to you by Kraken. For more: ⁠https://pro.kraken.com/⁠

Timecodes:

00:00 Welcome to Public Keys

00:54 Jamie Dimon vs Brian Armstrong on Stablecoin Yields

03:21 Bitcoin ETFs Shed $2.97B in Outflows

05:50 BTC ETFs Post Worst Week Since January

06:50 Grayscale Amends HYPE ETF Filing

08:36 Bloomberg Intelligence's Eric Balchunas Joins Public Keys

09:39 Why BTC ETF Outflows Are Just 'Noise'

13:00 Wall Street's New BTC Products: Goldman, Morgan Stanley, iShares

15:33 HYPE Is the 'Hansel from Zoolander' of Crypto ETFs

17:57 Will SpaceX ETFs Pull Capital from Crypto?

20:42 10X: What Separates Pro Traders from Retail

22:25 Knowing Your 'Out': The Biggest Mistake in Margin Trading

25:06 Stellar Development Foundation's Denelle Dixon on the DTCC Tokenization Deal

26:14 Stellar Hits $3B in Tokenized Assets in Five Months

28:46 Can Blockchains Handle DTCC-Level Volume?

30:21 Digital Twins and the Issuer-Led Tokenization Question

31:50 Will One Blockchain Win the RWA Race?

This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.

Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko Says Permissionless Systems Are Critical for Institutions May 31, 2026

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Why open systems matter with Anatoly Yakovenko.

At CoinDesk's Consensus, Solana co-founder and Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko shared his vision for crypto's next era, from institutional adoption and permissionless systems to AI agents, scalability, privacy, and startup conviction. Yakovenko explains why he believes crypto wasn't wrong, just early, and why open, trustless infrastructure matters more than ever as the industry matures. He also breaks down Solana's technical roadmap, the future of blockchain throughput, and the hard truths founders need to hear.

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00:00 - Anatoly Yakovenko at Consensus Miami 2026

01:00 - Why Now Is the Time for Crypto to Break Out

02:15 - Decentralization/Institutional Tension

04:02 - Solana Technical Roadmap Update

07:55 - A World Where the Majority of Transactions Are Driven by Agents

11:10 - Advice for Founders

Brad Garlinghouse Says Stablecoin Market Cap Will Hit $3 Trillion by 2031 May 30, 2026

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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse speaks at Consensus.

At CoinDesk's Consensus, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse joins the stage for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of crypto, regulation, and global payments. He breaks down why he believes stablecoins could reach a $3 trillion market cap by 2031 and what's driving that long-term growth. Garlinghouse also discusses the importance of regulatory clarity in the U.S., including the potential impact of the CLARITY Act on the digital asset industry.

Timecodes:

00:00 - Brad Garlinghouse at Consensus Miami 2026 04:21 - Will the CLARITY Act Pass This Year? 06:04 - Why It Matters (and XRP's Existing Legal Clarity) 10:00 - Ripple's M&A Strategy 11:48 - G Treasury: $13T in Payments, Opportunity to Move On-Chain 14:53 - IPO Plans 17:44 - Stablecoins: $3T by 2031 19:01 - XRP News and Highlights

Blockspace: Semiconductor Smugglers, Google’s 200 MW Solar Deal, Iran War’s Energy Market Impact, Debunking Data Center Water Myths May 30, 2026

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Taiwanese officials have apprehended three individuals accused of smuggling Nvidia chips to China, and we debunk the fears over AI’s water use.

Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Today for our lead story, we cover the latest Nvidia chip smuggling crackdowns in Taiwan, and then we hop into an interview with Udi Wertheimer of Taproot Wizards to discuss the current state of Ethereum, and why one of its chief proponents sold his entire bag of ETH. Then, Haley Thompson, Director of Energy at Luxor, joins us to talk about how the Iran War is impacting energy markets in the U.S.. Plus, we analyze Google's 200MW solar PPA in Oklahoma, concerns with Strategy’s STRC, and debunk the viral criticisms surrounding AI data center water usage.

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